Violette. Alpha Cassy dragged me to the dance floor after he said his piece. Then, the music started to blaze my ear drum again. At first, I felt awkward about being this close to another man that wasn’t Noah, but Cassy guided me expertly through the dance with an experienced hand. He was almost like a gentleman.Or so I thought. “You seem to enjoy my company more than your mate,” Cassy whispered to my ear, then he blew air to me, which made the hair on my nape stand rigidly. “Huh?”“I mean, your expression shows that you are very relaxed at the moment, which made me conclude that it’s the effect of my presence.”Did he just say that with a smug grin on his face? I almost wanted to punch him for that. What kind of eyes did he use while watching Noah and me before that made him so confident saying such a thing in front of my face?“What kind of expression do I have, if I may ask?”“Like you wanted to be fucked.”“I’m sorry?” I said with a high tone, making several people around us l

Noah. It had been over a week since Violette and I talked about her mother, Nara. After that conversation, our relationship turned a bit sour. She was still disappointed by my dishonesty; however, for the past two days, she had learned to accept my explanation. She was mad but tried to understand my point of view. Shaking my head, I shifted my attention from Violette to my warriors. I had chosen them during the scouting. They were my people. None of them swore loyalty to Nash, which made me breathe easier. They had been sparring nonstop since then, just in case we would end up fighting with Nash’s people. My initial plan, I didn’t want to use them fighting with Nash’s warrior. I wanted to take my rightful thorne using the formal way. I just had to ensure that I would have enough people to back me when I proposed the idea to the council. But, if things didn’t go as planned, then I’d be left with no choice but to wage war. “Rick, you are getting slower!” I yelled to Rick as he was

Noah. Moonstone’s pack condition was far from good. Fresh and dry blood colored the ground—several lifeless bodies scattered around the entrance gate and inside the pack. No sound could be heard, as if no one was breathing besides me, Chad, and the two warriors with me. “Start looking around and immediately evacuate anyone if they are still alive,” I ordered. “Chad and I will try to look for Alpha Marcus.”They nodded without words, then ran from house to house. As for me and Chad, we went to the pack house. In front of the pack house’s door, a young she-wolf body lay naked with a deep wound on her stomach. I squatted down, removed the outer of my clothes, and covered her body. After that, I pushed the door open, showing how messy the pack house was. Each corner of the wall was tainted with blood. Judging from this current situation, I didn’t think anyone survived the attack. This made me wonder how rogues could manage to wander freely in this land while the upper warrior should ha

Violette. That mysterious woman’s plea rang in my head as I combed my hair. I didn’t know whether she was a figment of my imagination or not, and I didn’t have a way to know how to prove her existence. If I went back to the dungeon, it would alert Nash’s people. Magic? That could be used, but I wasn’t sure I could do a complicated spell. In the end, I could only sigh. “Violette!”The door to the bedchamber opened with a loud bang, and Noah appeared disheveled, but his condition wasn’t as bad as mine when I left the prison. Awkwardly, I lifted my hands and waved to him,“You are back,” I said. Somehow I felt like I wanted to weep in front of him because of everything that had happened while he was away. My eyes stung, so I looked up to the ceiling like it was more interesting than Noah.Second after, my body was lifted from the chair, and Noah was crushed against my body. His arms were around my body, and I felt him press several kisses on top of my head. Like a second to nature,

Violette. When I woke up, I saw Noah watching me with an angry expression. I pushed my body to sit and leaned on the headboard. “How long have I been sleeping?”“How long do you think?” He asked back. “An hour?” I said while biting my lips. Judging from his glare, I guess I had been losing myself for more than a day. “Three days.”“What?!” Noah inched closer to me and touched my temple with the back of his hand. “Don’t overdo yourself again. You scared me to death, Violette.” He lowered his head and pitched his nose. “You were bleeding so much. I thought you were going to die.”“Come here, my dear.” I opened my hands for him, waiting until he embraced me. And when he did, I stroked his back softly. “I’m sorry. I won’t do it again.”We remained silent after that. Noah’s hold on me grew tighter. He snuggled on my neck and inhaled deeply repeatedly as if trying to reassure himself that I was really with him. I heard too a deep breath before he finally let me go. His grey eyes stare